Latest Liquor Liability Headlines

All the headlines from our Liquor Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Mass. Allows Liquor Liability JUA to Expand as Hospitality Mutual

Jul 8 2008 // Massachusetts lawmakers have approved legislation converting the state’s liquor liability insurer of last resort into a competitive mutual insurance company offering liquor liability insurance to the entire...

Wyoming County Requiring Event with Alcohol To Have $1M in Insurance

Jun 26 2008 // Anyone serving or selling alcohol on property owned by Carbon County, Wyo., had better have $1 million in liability coverage. County commissioners say the purpose of requiring liability insurance is to shield the county...

Fireman’s Fund Insurance Expands Liquor Liability for Upscale Restaurants

Apr 23 2008 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance has removed liquor receipt restrictions for upscale restaurants provide a more comprehensive risk management option for the growing number of upscale restaurants that are capitalizing on the...

Opponents to New Ala. Beer Law Say Higher Alcohol Content Unsafe

Mar 6 2008 // The Alabama House passed a bill Tuesday that would allow the sale of gourmet and imported beers that have an alcohol content as high as 13.9 percent.Under current law, beer sold in Alabama can’t have an alcohol level...

Minn. Public Safety Agency: 166 Killed in Alcohol-related Crashes in ’06

Feb 11 2008 // The Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced recently that 166 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes in Minnesota in 2006, the lowest death total on record.However, the department says a record-high 41,951...

Union General Offers Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Market in California

Dec 10 2007 // Union General of Concord, Calif., has an “A+” rated carrier offering coverage for facilities specializing in care and treatment of drug and alcohol abusers, including for profit and nonprofit centers and...

Mass. Liquor Liability Residual Market Lowers High Limit Rates

Nov 20 2007 // The Liquor Liability Joint Underwriting Association of Massachusetts (LLJUA) said it is lowering its rates for higher-limit coverage by more than 20%, effective immediately.Insureds buying coverage of $2 million per person...

Wineries’ risks rise when events move beyond tastings

Aug 20 2007 // Wineries are drinking to their good fortune, with 13 consecutive years of sales growth and each acre of grapes producing between $15,000 and $75,000 in gross sales value, according to wine industry consultant Jon...

Wineries’ risks rise when events move beyond tastings

Aug 20 2007 // Wineries are drinking to their good fortune, with 13 consecutive years of sales growth and each acre of grapes producing between $15,000 and $75,000 in gross sales value, according to wine industry consultant Jon...

N.Y. Court Rules Drunk Driving Does Not Include Using Inhalants with Alcohol

Jun 29 2007 // A motorist accused of “huffing” stimulants from an aerosol can before getting into a deadly wreck cannot be charged with driving while intoxicated, New York’s highest court ruled Wednesday.The Legislature...

Neb. bill: Adults would be liable for damages if alcohol given to kids

Jun 18 2007 // A Neb. bill, LB573, passed by the Legislature would make adults who sell or give alcohol to underage drinkers liable for damages or injuries caused by intoxication.People who host so-called keggers or other social...

Chicago GFB debuts ‘Quote on Tap’ Tool for Liquor Liability

Jun 8 2007 // Chicago, Ill.-based Geo. F. Brown & Sons, Inc., a national MGA/Wholesaler, recently announced the debut of “Quote on Tap,” an online tool that reduces the quoting and binding process for their liquor...

Neb. Bill: Adults Would Be Liable for Damages if Alcohol Given to Kids

Jun 1 2007 // A Neb. bill, LB573, passed by the Legislature would make adults who sell or give alcohol to underage drinkers liable for damages or injuries caused by intoxication.People who host so-called keggers or other social...

Minn. Alcohol Related Deaths Increase by 11 Percent

Mar 8 2007 // The number of 2005 traffic deaths in Minnesota that involved alcohol increased 11 percent from the previous year, state public safety officials said.The Department of Public Safety released its impaired driving facts...

State liquor store, homeowner blamed in N.H. drunk driving death

Dec 25 2006 // The family of a New Hampshire man killed in a drunken driving crash two years ago is suing the state Liquor Commission and the woman who owns the home where his friends were drinking.Randy Holmes, 24, was a passenger in a...

State liquor store, homeowner blamed in N.H. drunk driving death

Dec 24 2006 // The family of a New Hampshire man killed in a drunken driving crash two years ago is suing the state Liquor Commission and the woman who owns the home where his friends were drinking.Randy Holmes, 24, was a passenger in a...

N.H. Family Sues Liquor Commission, Homeowner Over Drunk Driving Death

Dec 14 2006 // The family of a New Hampshire man killed in a drunken driving crash two years ago is suing the state Liquor Commission and the woman who owns the home where his friends were drinking that night.Randy Holmes, 24, was a...

Liquor distributors not liable for drunken driving crash

Dec 11 2006 // Liquor distributors cannot be held liable for a drunken driving crash during an Indian casino promotion that injured a Las Cruces, N.M., family, the state Court of Appeals has ruled.The May 2003 crash injured Joseph and...

Liquor distributors not liable for drunken driving crash

Dec 10 2006 // Liquor distributors cannot be held liable for a drunken driving crash during an Indian casino promotion that injured a Las Cruces, N.M., family, the state Court of Appeals has ruled.The May 2003 crash injured Joseph and...

Liquor Distributors Not Liable for Drunken Driving Crash

Dec 5 2006 // Liquor distributors can’t be held liable for a drunken driving crash during an Indian casino promotion that injured a Las Cruces, N.M., family, the state Court of Appeals has ruled.The May 2003 crash injured Joseph...